Contains 17 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Plastome data place species of Andropogon sect. Leptopogon in a clade rather distant from Andropogon s.str. (McAllister et al. 2018), and thus nearly all species (except A. gerardii) occurring in Florida have been moved to the genus Anatherum (Vorontsova et al. 2023).
Classification
Citation
ANDROPOGON Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1045. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Andropogon distachyos Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andropogon brachystachyus | Shortspike Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon campbellii | Deceptive Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon capillipes | Dryland White Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon cretaceus | Chalky Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon dealbatus | Wetland White Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon gerardi | Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | |||
| Andropogon glomeratus | Common Bushy Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon gyrans | Elliott’s Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon hirsutior | Hairy Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon longiberbis | Longbeard Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon mohrii | Tawny Bluestem, Bog Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon perangustatus | Narrow-leaved Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon subtenuis | Nash's Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon tenuispatheus | Maritime Bushy Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon tracyi | Tracy's Bluestem | |||
| Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus | Old-field Broomstraw, Broomsedge, "Sedge Grass", "Sage Grass" |
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||